The 1921 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an

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team that represented

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during the

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. In their first season under head coach

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, the Boilermakers compiled a 1–6 record, finished in a tie for eighth place in the

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with a 1–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 95 to 9. Edmund R. Carman was the team captain.

Schedule

Roster

* Abramson * Andrus * Ferdinand Birk, T * Borden * Edmund Carman, E * W. L. Claypool, T * Dribin * Earp * George Eversman, HB * Fields * Garett * Hans Geiger, G * J. Geiger * A. Harris, QB * Hedde * Dan Holwerda, QB * Hubbard * Israel * Jones * Kepple * R. C. Kerr, E * Paul Macklin, QB * Maddox * Mann * Martin * McKinzie * John Meeker, HB * Claude Merrill, G * R. F. Miller, T * Minton * Ray Morgan, E * Charles J. Murphy, G * Edgar Murphy, FB * Parnell * Ransdell * Edwin Rate, HB * Rhyan * Sommers * Walter Spencer, T * Stanley * Bill Swank, G * Van Sickle * Voras * Earl Wagner * Walther * Bob Watson, FB * Weber * White * Williams * Witter

References

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